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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in blended learning technology make it possible for humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are several topics that online education organizations must deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage low student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this growing need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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